President of Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari

Prime Minister

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif

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List of Ministers in Pakistan and Their Ministries

#	Minister	Ministry
1	Mohammad Ishaq Dar	Foreign Affairs; Deputy Prime Minister
2	Khawaja Muhammad Asif	Defence
3	Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary	Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
4	Rana Tanveer Hussain	National Food Security and Research
5	Azam Nazeer Tarar	Law and Justice; additional portfolio of Human Rights
6	Chaudhry Salik Hussain	Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
7	Abdul Aleem Khan	Communications
8	Jam Kamal Khan	Commerce
9	Amir Muqam	Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and States and Frontier Regions
10	Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari	Power
11	Attaullah Tarar	Information and Broadcasting
12	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	Federal Education and Professional Training
13	Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh	Board of Investment
14	Riaz Hussain Pirzada	Housing and Works
15	Musadik Masood Malik	Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
16	Muhammad Aurangzeb	Finance; additional portfolio of Revenue
17	Ahad Khan Cheema	Economic Affairs; additional portfolio of Establishment
18	Mohsin Naqvi	Interior and Narcotics Control
19	Tariq Fazal Chaudhary	Parliamentary Affairs
20	Ali Pervaiz Malik	Petroleum
21	Aurangzeb Khan Khichi	National Heritage and Culture
22	Khalid Hussain Magsi	Science and Technology
23	Muhammad Hanif Abbasi	Railways
24	Muhammad Mueen Wattoo	Water Resources
25	Muhammad Junaid Anwar	Maritime Affairs
26	Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj	Defence Production
27	Sardar Muhammad Yousaf	Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony
28	Shaza Fatima Khawaja	Information Technology and Telecommunication
29	Rana Mubashar Iqbal	Public Affairs Unit
30	Syed Mustafa Kamal	National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination
31	Syed Imran Ahmad Shah	Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety

Pakistan’s federal ministers lead government ministries and oversee major areas of national policy, administration and public service. Their portfolios cover foreign relations, defence, finance, energy, education, health, communications, agriculture, climate policy and other federal responsibilities. This guide lists the federal ministers and their portfolios according to the Government of Pakistan’s Cabinet Division, with additional context on how ministries and divisions work.

Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet

Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic. The Prime Minister heads the federal government and works with the federal cabinet to direct policy and the administration of matters assigned to the federation. Federal ministers are assigned portfolios and are responsible for the political leadership of the relevant ministries, divisions or other government units.

The cabinet is not the same thing as the entire federal administration. Ministers provide political direction and take part in collective government decision-making, while federal secretaries and other civil servants manage day-to-day administration, implement decisions and advise on policy and law. The Prime Minister may also appoint ministers of state, advisers and special assistants; these are distinct categories and should not automatically be counted as federal ministers.

What Is the Difference Between a Ministry and a Division?

Government directories often list both ministries and divisions. A ministry is a broad area of government responsibility, while a division is an administrative unit through which official business is organised and carried out. A ministry may contain one or several divisions. For example, the federal energy structure includes the Power Division and Petroleum Division. Finance and revenue functions are also organised through separate divisions.

Because administrative structures can be reorganised, the names shown on an older government webpage may not exactly match the titles used in a more recent Cabinet Division notification. For current portfolio assignments, the Cabinet Division’s minister list is the more direct reference; for the formal structure of ministries and divisions, consult its List of Ministries and Divisions and the government’s Ministries directory.

Key Responsibilities of Federal Ministries

Finance, revenue and economic affairs

The finance portfolio deals with federal budgeting, public expenditure, fiscal planning and the government’s financial position. Revenue administration concerns tax collection and related policy, while the Economic Affairs portfolio covers external economic cooperation and development assistance. Planning and development bodies help formulate national priorities and coordinate public-sector development programmes.

Foreign affairs and defence

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs manages Pakistan’s diplomatic relations, official engagement with other countries and international organisations, and consular and foreign-policy matters. The Defence Ministry is responsible for the federal government’s civilian defence administration and policy coordination. Defence Production is a separate portfolio focused on the defence production sector.

Interior, law and parliamentary affairs

The Interior portfolio covers important internal-security and federal administrative matters, while Narcotics Control addresses drug-control policy and enforcement coordination. Law and Justice supports the government’s legal work and justice-related policy, and Parliamentary Affairs coordinates government business in Parliament. These responsibilities operate within Pakistan’s Constitution and applicable laws.

Energy, petroleum and water

The Power portfolio relates to the electricity sector and its federal policy responsibilities. Petroleum covers matters concerning oil and gas, while Water Resources deals with federal water-sector policy and related infrastructure and resource management. These fields affect economic activity, public services, agriculture and household costs.

Education, health and social protection

Federal Education and Professional Training oversees federal responsibilities in education policy and professional training. National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination deals with federal health-sector coordination and regulatory matters. Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety focuses on policies and programmes intended to address poverty and support vulnerable households. Provincial governments also play major roles in service delivery in these sectors.

Commerce, communications and technology

Commerce handles trade policy and related commercial matters. Communications covers federal responsibilities associated with roads and communications infrastructure, while Information Technology and Telecommunication addresses digital policy and telecommunications. Information and Broadcasting manages government information and broadcasting functions. These portfolios are relevant to trade, connectivity, digital services and public communication.

Food security, climate and science

National Food Security and Research deals with federal agriculture, food-security and research responsibilities. Climate Change and Environmental Coordination covers climate policy and environmental coordination. Science and Technology supports federal science, technology and research-related functions. Together, these areas are important to resilience, innovation, food systems and sustainable development.

Other federal portfolios

The cabinet’s remaining portfolios include railways, maritime affairs, housing and works, religious affairs and interfaith harmony, overseas Pakistanis and human resource development, national heritage and culture, and Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan. Each covers a distinct area of federal policy and administration. The Board of Investment and Public Affairs Unit are listed as portfolios in the Cabinet Division directory, although they are not titled as conventional ministries in the same way as several other entries.

How Ministerial Portfolios Are Assigned

Ministerial appointments and the allocation of government business are formal executive matters. A minister may be assigned more than one portfolio, and responsibilities may be transferred or renamed as government priorities and administrative arrangements change. That is why readers should check official notifications rather than rely indefinitely on a static list or a previous cabinet announcement.